University of the Witwatersrand
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have an LLM degree or a relevant Masters level qualification, be an admitted practising legal practitioner, with a track record as a competent practitioner and at least ten years post admission experience. A PhD Degree in law and leadership experience will be an added advantage.
Duties include, inter alia:
Provide strategic and organisational leadership;
Develop and maintain the capacity and profile of the Clinic both locally and internationally;
Provide leadership in and support for research in the Clinic; including clinical legal education research;
Convene, deliver and lecture the final year LLB course, Practical Legal Studies, through which the School of Law’s commitment to social justice must be advanced;
Take leadership in the design and delivery of clinical legal education in the School of Law;
Supervise students’ client files;
Be involved in the hiring, training and supervision of candidate legal practitioners;
Participate in professional development of the Clinic staff, to ensure professional growth;
Be responsible for the administrative and financial operational management of the Clinic, including all operations and staffing matters;
Fundraising.
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